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Kenneth Stewart Tyrrell – Vienna, Virginia
January 14, 2018
An AWC was issued in which Tyrrell was barred from association with any FINRA member in all capacities. Without admitting or denying the findings, Tyrrell consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he participated in undisclosed private securities transactions without providing prior written notice to his member firm. The findings stated […]
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Matthew Russell Nemer – Ross, California
January 9, 2018
An Offer of Settlement was issued in which Nemer was assessed a deferred fine of $20,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in all capacities for two years. Without admitting or denying the allegations, Nemer consented to the sanctions and to the entry of findings that he published multiple research reports on a […]
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Gopi Krishna Vungarala – Decatur, Texas
Vungarala appealed an Office of Hearing Officers (OHO) decision to the National Adjudicatory Council (NAC). Vungarala was barred from association with any FINRA member in all capacities and ordered to pay $9,682,629, plus prejudgment interest, in disgorgement of commissions received. The sanctions were based on findings that Vungarala willfully violated Section 10(b) of the Securities […]
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Jerry Lou Guttman – Scottsdale, Arizona
January 6, 2018
An AWC was issued in which Guttman was barred from association with any FINRA member in all capacities. Without admitting or denying the findings, Guttman consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he sold more than $7,000,000 worth of membership interests in at least six different limited liability companies to 31 […]
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Todd S. Kimm – Skaneateles, New York
January 5, 2018
An AWC was issued in which Kimm was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member firm in all capacities for six months. In light of Kimm’s financial status, a lower fine was imposed. Without admitting or denying the findings, Kimm consented to the sanctions and to the entry of findings that he […]
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